PARISH OF ASHBURNHAM

Summary of contents

INCUMBENT

PAR 233/1/1 Pre-1812 registers; 1538-1812

PAR 233/1/2 Baptism registers; 1813-1994

PAR 233/1/3 Marriage registers; 1813-2003

PAR 233/1/5 Burial registers; 1813-1953

PAR 233/2 Copies of registers; [1606]-1953

PAR 233/6 Income of the benefice; 1873-1913

PAR 233/7 Other records; 1811-1973

CHURCHWARDENS

PAR 233/8 Rates; 1620-1621

PAR 233/9 Accounts; 1579-1747

PAR 233/10 Buildings; 1894

PAR 233/11 Other records; 1580

STATUTORY DEPOSITS

PAR 233/21 Tithe records; 1839

PAR 233/26 OTHER RECORDS; 1574-1700

CONSTABLES

PAR 233/29 Other records; 1723-1838

OVERSEERS

PAR 233/30 Rates; 1610-1622

PAR 233/31 Accounts; 1600-1835

PAR 233/32/1 Settlement: certificates; 1651-1818

PAR 233/32/2 Settlement: removal orders from parish; 1700-1842

PAR 233/32/3 Settlement: removal orders to parish; 1719-1841

PAR 233/32/4 Settlement: examinations; 1736-1817

PAR 233/32/5 Settlement: other records; 1720-1841

PAR 233/33 Apprenticeship; 1575-1751

PAR 233/34/1 Bastardy: examinations; 1757-1815

PAR 233/34/2 Bastardy: warrants to arrest putative fathers; 1757-1838

PAR 233/34/3 Bastardy: bonds; 1717-1803

PAR 233/34/4 Bastardy: maintenance orders; 1739-1834

PAR 233/36 Militia; 1800-1807

PAR 233/37 Other records; 1698-1839

PAR 233/38/1 Post-1834 records: rate books; 1852-1864

PAR 233/38/2 Post-1834 records: valuation lists; 1838

PAR 233/38/3 Post-1834 records: account books; 1835-1863

PAR 233/38/4 Post-1834 records: vouchers to account; 1834-1850

PAR 233/38/5 Post-1834 records: notices posted on the church door; 1887-1889

PAR 233/38/6 Post-1834 records: Battle Poor Law Union accounts; 1837-1839

PAR 233/38/7 Post-1834 records: election of guardians of the poor for Battle Poor Law Union; 1835

PAR 233/38/8 Post-1834 records: correspondence and papers; 1835-1910

SURVEYORS

PAR 233/40 Accounts; 1847-1857

<p>For the parish records of Penhurst see PAR 441; for a glebe terrier, 1764, see ASH 3488; for papers concerning the closure of the churchyard, 1885-1888, and a copy of the consecration deed of churchyard, 1667, see ASH 3471; for tithe accounts, 1733-1891, see ASH 3479-3483; for valuation list, 1864, see ASH 3068; for an inventory of plate and books given to the church by John Ashburnham, 1667-1673, and a list of briefs, 1674-1680, see ASH 3988; for papers concerning the Ashburnham Board School, 1866-1880 see ASH 3424-3426.</p>

Deposited by the incumbent and PCC on 8 Oct 1952 (ACC 54), 21 Oct 1952 (ACC 56), 11 Feb 1953 (ACC 64), 18 May 1954 (ACC 97), 20 Nov 1981 (ACC 2768), 27 Sep 1994 (ACC 6472), 20 Nov 2003 (ACC 8882)

In 1665 the whole church, with the exception of the 15th century west tower, was rebuilt at the expense of John Ashburnham.Ashburnham was united with the parish of Penhurst in 1811. The churchyard was closed in 1886 upon the condition that the Earl of Ashburnham enlarged Penhurst churchyard and made a new road from Ashburnham to Penhurst.